Irish Masters 1978
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Irish Masters 1978 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1978 
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 5 |
| Venue: | Goffs, Kill , Ireland |
| Opening: | March 8, 1978 |
| Endgame: | March 10, 1978
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| Winner: |
 John Spencer
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| Finalist: |
 Doug Mountjoy
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| Highest Break: | 108 ( Alex Higgins )
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The 1978 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1977/78 season . The first edition of the tournament was held from March 8 to March 10, 1978 in the Goffs of the Irish village of Kill . The winner was the Englishman John Spencer , who defeated the Welshman Doug Mountjoy in the final. The highest break was played by the Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor .
Prize money
The tournament was sponsored by the cigarette brand Benson & Hedges . The tournament's prize pool was £ 1,700 , with only the winner, finalist and the player who played the highest break receiving prize money.
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| winner | £ 1,000 |
| finalist | 600 pounds |
| Highest break | 100 pounds |
| All in all | £ 1,700 |
Tournament course
A total of five players were invited, three of whom were world champions. Among the participants were four of the five players in the top 5 in the world rankings, as well as the Welshman Doug Mountjoy in 14th place. The two Northern Irish Dennis Taylor and Alex Higgins started with the play-off in the tournament before the remaining field of participants joined in the semifinals. The play-off was played in the best of 1 frame mode , the semifinals in the best of 5 frames mode and the final in the best of 9 frames mode .
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Play-off best of 1 frame |
Semi-final best of 5 frames |
Final best of 9 frames |
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| 1 | Ray Reardon
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| 14th | Doug Mountjoy
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| 14th | Doug Mountjoy
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| 2 | John Spencer
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| 2 | John Spencer
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| 5 | Alex Higgins
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| 4th | Dennis Taylor
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| 5 | Alex Higgins
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Century Breaks
The only century break of the tournament was played by Northern Irishman Alex Higgins in his play-off game against Dennis Taylor with a 108 break.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1978 Irish Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed March 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: 1978 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed March 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Ron Florax: Rankings - 1977-1978. CueTracker.net, accessed March 20, 2019 .
